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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter 1 month, 1 week ago

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    The Seasteading Institute April 2013 Newsletter
     

    Dear Friends of The Seasteading Institute,

    In celebrating our five-year anniversary, we have been reflecting on the many milestones we have already […]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, Marc Joffe on Seasteading Medical Tourism at the Seasteading Conference 2012 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute December 2012 Newsletter 5 months ago

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    It was merely one decade ago that Patri Friedman began to toy with the idea of seasteading. He imagined futuristic governments competing for citizens, who would use […]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute November 2012 Newsletter 6 months, 2 weeks ago

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    With the U.S. election just two days away, I wish to offer a prediction and a personal anecdote, in preparation for the inevitable sound and fury coming in Tuesday’s […]

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    Eric Jacobus started the topic Server migration in the forum General Chat 8 months, 1 week ago

    Hey everyone, we’re working on a server migration and there might be some bugs with the forum feature as well as the news feed on the front page. We appreciate your patience while we handle this. Thanks.
     
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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, All Aboard The Seasteading Institute’s New 275-foot Ship – August 2012 Newsletter 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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    The Seasteading Institute August 2012 Newsletter
       

    Dear Friend of The Seasteading Institute,

    Attendees of The Seasteading Conference 2012 were the first to learn of an exciting development […]

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      OCEANOPOLIS replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      WELL DONE TSI. MY CONGRATS!!
      As for an immediate business use, why not “lease” it to Blueseed? To me, it looks perfect for their business model since all they’ll have to do now is just refit it according to their needs. They’ll save $$millions on their initial capital expenditure which is BUYING a vessel.
      Some deals ARE made in Heaven :)
      Best…[Read more]

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      shredder7753 replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      Its amazing someone did that for TSI. I just hope it has the best outcome. If they sold the ship at market value they could have a real Bergstead. A brand new concrete structure that constitutes a REAL seastead!

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      OCEANOPOLIS replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago

      LOL Shreddy,…a REAL seastead?? In contrast to a 275′ LOA ship READY TO NAVIGATE any ocean,…that only needs living quarters! Are you implying that somehow the SEASTEAD 1, when retrofited, won’t make an exellent “REAL seastead”?? Or that the Bergstead (a product of your imagination :) , that have never been built “full scale”, therefore…[Read more]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute January 2012 Newsletter 9 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Dear Friend of the Seasteading Institute,

    We thank the community for supporting us during our fundraising drive in December. Your generosity brought the year’s total to about $175,000 to be matched by the […]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Conference 2012: Patrick Takahashi on the Blue Revolution 9 months, 4 weeks ago

    Patrick Takahashi on Blue Revolution at the Seasteading Conference 2012 from The Seasteading Institute on Vimeo.

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute June 2012 Newsletter 11 months ago

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    Those of us who attended The Seasteading Conference 2012 can practically taste the refreshing salty air that will one day surround our homes. The convergence of […]

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    Eric Jacobus replied to the topic 2012 Seasteading conference? in the forum General Chat 11 months ago

    The conference was great. Our next newsletter will feature it in depth, and you can check out our Vimeo page to see some of the talks. They’re being uploaded right now, so they’ll be coming in over the next few […]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, Speakers for The Seasteading Conference Announced 12 months ago

    We are proud to announce the first round of speakers for The Seasteading Conference. The latest research from the Institute? You’ll hear it. Maritime law and aquatic engineering? We have it covered. Financing, […]

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute May 2012 Newsletter 1 year ago

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    Dear Friend of The Seasteading Institute,This is the last email I am sending as President of the Institute. While I very much appreciate the good fortune to have […]

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    Eric Jacobus started the topic Check out our user "Group" for Ephemerisle – make your own! in the forum General Chat 1 year, 2 months ago

    Hey everyone, Eric here from The Seasteading Institute. One of the features of our new website is the ability to create user groups. They work like Google Groups, where you join with other users, mass-message […]

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    Eric Jacobus created the group Group logoEphemerisle 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, Take our survey: How did you learn about seasteading? 1 year, 2 months ago

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    Eric Jacobus wrote a new post, The Seasteading Institute March 2012 Newsletter 1 year, 2 months ago

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    The Seasteading Institute – March 2012 Newsletter
     

    Dear Friend of The Seasteading Institute,

    We are excited that The Seasteading Conference is quickly approaching, and we hope to see you in San Francisco […]

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